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Acts passed by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina [1831-1832]

LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 9
CHAPTER Vin.
An act giving llie power to tejimental or battnlion courts mortial of laying ofF
anil aheriiig the scveial captains' districts within their regiment or ball^Uion,
Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of the Slate of North
Carolina, and iC is haeby enacted by the authority of the ««?»«, Courfsmartial
That the regimental or battalion courts martial of the several may lay oft', ai-resiinetjts
or battalions in this State shall have the power so (q 'f''
o"" '""s."''-
, o „. , , . • * 1- , -
, > • - ^ oHte captains'
lay off the several captains' districts as to rentier it as convenient districts.
to the inhabitants as a tlue rpfjard to the requisite number of per-stms
liable to perform military duty will permit; cnil they may at
any sub3H|uent court martial so alter or consolidate their re-spectivcdistricfs
as to create new ones, unite portions of districts
together, so as to form other and separate districts, as a majority A'*''™*'''"^ to
of the court martial may think proper; and all allotments or al- ^ 'the°jtidge
torations shall be duly recorded by the juda;e advocate in the advocate,
bouks of the regiment or battalion.
II. Be it further enacted. That when a small number of ^ small num-inhabitants
are so detached by watercourses or mountains as to
jjj][j°,,"fj,'^l,g'j
render their attendance inconvenient at any place where they by water
have been accustomed to muster, and v.'hcn such detached sec- courses or
tions contain a population of thirty six men liable to P^'l^of™
,'JJ°y"l,'e'i"Idoff
military duty, it shall be the duty of the regimental or battalion into a separate
court martial to lay that section oil into a separate captain's dis- district,
trict and appoint ufficer-i in the same manner as other districts
heretofore have been; and all laws coming within the meaning
and purview of this act, be, and the same arc hereby repealed.
CHAPTER IX
An act to authorise a justice of tlie peace to take depositions in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the General Mssein'jly of the Slate of North
Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the aiilhorily of the so»i8. incaseswheru
That in all cases where tlepositions of witnesses are authorised depositions
to be read on triaU before a single justice, the same may be taken "^^J '«> read
by any justice of the county v;here the witness may happen to be,
g^e^'usttce.""
on Riviiiq reasonable notice to the adverse party; and the said
justice oS the peace may have power to issue a summons to com-pfd
the attendance of the v/itnesi; and the ofllcer for serving
such notice shall have the same fee as is now allowed by law ia
simil.tr cases. —=
—
CHAPTER X
An a^to distribute the remaining Tactics.
Be it enacted byWie General Jhscmbly of the Stale of North
Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the autkoriltj of the same, ^"^^^* officers
That one copy of the System of Military Discipline be c'ven to copies.'^"^'^
each of the Adjutants of the respective regiments of this State,
one copy to each of the commissioned oflic.ers of the 94th regi-ment,
antl the remaining copies to the ofiicers of the diiTerent vo-lirnteer
companies.
11. Be it further enacted, That the Adjutant General be au- Adj. Gen. au-thorised
to deliver the same whenever called for. l!'"?,!.™

LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 9
CHAPTER Vin.
An act giving llie power to tejimental or battnlion courts mortial of laying ofF
anil aheriiig the scveial captains' districts within their regiment or ball^Uion,
Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of the Slate of North
Carolina, and iC is haeby enacted by the authority of the ««?»«, Courfsmartial
That the regimental or battalion courts martial of the several may lay oft', ai-resiinetjts
or battalions in this State shall have the power so (q 'f''
o"" '""s."''-
, o „. , , . • * 1- , -
, > • - ^ oHte captains'
lay off the several captains' districts as to rentier it as convenient districts.
to the inhabitants as a tlue rpfjard to the requisite number of per-stms
liable to perform military duty will permit; cnil they may at
any sub3H|uent court martial so alter or consolidate their re-spectivcdistricfs
as to create new ones, unite portions of districts
together, so as to form other and separate districts, as a majority A'*''™*'''"^ to
of the court martial may think proper; and all allotments or al- ^ 'the°jtidge
torations shall be duly recorded by the juda;e advocate in the advocate,
bouks of the regiment or battalion.
II. Be it further enacted. That when a small number of ^ small num-inhabitants
are so detached by watercourses or mountains as to
jjj][j°,,"fj,'^l,g'j
render their attendance inconvenient at any place where they by water
have been accustomed to muster, and v.'hcn such detached sec- courses or
tions contain a population of thirty six men liable to P^'l^of™
,'JJ°y"l,'e'i"Idoff
military duty, it shall be the duty of the regimental or battalion into a separate
court martial to lay that section oil into a separate captain's dis- district,
trict and appoint ufficer-i in the same manner as other districts
heretofore have been; and all laws coming within the meaning
and purview of this act, be, and the same arc hereby repealed.
CHAPTER IX
An act to authorise a justice of tlie peace to take depositions in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the General Mssein'jly of the Slate of North
Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the aiilhorily of the so»i8. incaseswheru
That in all cases where tlepositions of witnesses are authorised depositions
to be read on triaU before a single justice, the same may be taken "^^J '«> read
by any justice of the county v;here the witness may happen to be,
g^e^'usttce.""
on Riviiiq reasonable notice to the adverse party; and the said
justice oS the peace may have power to issue a summons to com-pfd
the attendance of the v/itnesi; and the ofllcer for serving
such notice shall have the same fee as is now allowed by law ia
simil.tr cases. —=
—
CHAPTER X
An a^to distribute the remaining Tactics.
Be it enacted byWie General Jhscmbly of the Stale of North
Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the autkoriltj of the same, ^"^^^* officers
That one copy of the System of Military Discipline be c'ven to copies.'^"^'^
each of the Adjutants of the respective regiments of this State,
one copy to each of the commissioned oflic.ers of the 94th regi-ment,
antl the remaining copies to the ofiicers of the diiTerent vo-lirnteer
companies.
11. Be it further enacted, That the Adjutant General be au- Adj. Gen. au-thorised
to deliver the same whenever called for. l!'"?,!.™